The Jacksonville Jaguars Face Long Odds

The Jacksonville Jaguars and quarterback Blaine Gabbert are expected to be underdogs in every game this season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have scored 51 points total in losing their first five games this season. Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos tallied 51 in a win last week. When the teams meet Sunday in Denver, it will one of the biggest mismatch in NFL history.

Oddsmakers have made the Broncos 27-point favorites, which is the largest spread since at least 1972, according to RJ Bell of Pregame.com. For Jaguars fans, it likely won’t get much better this season.

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